Andrew McClarren November 17‚ 2014 HPA 057‚ Section 001 Panic Disorder Essay Panic Disorder is classified as a heightened version of anxiety. With this disorder‚ a person will have severe episodes in which they feel a sense of being threatened and lose control of their thoughts and extreme bodily responses take over. An attack could occur at any time without a trigger and without warning. In most cases‚ the situation the person experiencing the attack is in does not in any way call for a response
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Social Anxiety Disorder Social anxiety disorder (SAD) refers to a condition where a person feels intensely anxious about everyday life public interactions (Antony & Rowa‚ 2008). People with this disorder understand that they have excessive fear towards public confrontations
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Alcohol use disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide and rank high as a cause of disability burden in most regions of the world. (Grant et al.‚ 2006)The following paper discusses the recent research findings and essential features based on the content of diagnosis‚ assessment and treatment. Diagnosis The DSM-IV-TR classifies drug disorders into substance use disorders (substance dependence and abuse) and substance-induced disorders (substance intoxication‚ substance withdrawal
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Major Depressive Disorder or MDD is a very common clinical condition that affects millions of people every year. According to the Agency for Health Care Policy & Research‚ " depression is under diagnosed & untreated by most medical doctors‚ despite the fact that it can almost always be treated successfully. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition (DSM-IV); A person who suffers from this disorder must have a depressed mood‚ or have lost interest in
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Separation anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that begins in childhood and is characterized by worrying that is out of proportion to the situation of temporarily leaving home or otherwise separating from loved ones. Approximately 4%-5% of children and adolescents suffer from separation anxiety disorder. Separation Anxiety Disorder is more common in children with family histories of anxiety. Also‚ children whose mothers were stressed during pregnancy with them tend to be more at risk
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Developmental Coordination Disorder Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is characterized by impairment in the development of motor coordination and it significantly interferes with the performance of daily activities. This impairment will interfere with both academic achievement and the skills needed for daily life. The failure to gain both fine and gross motor skills cannot be explained by a pervasive developmental disorder or general medical condition. DCD children will take longer to learn
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Parents today face the dilemma of having a child with emotional or behavioral disorder. For small children‚ to have it is one thing‚ but to detect it is another. Since they are still growing up and going through stages such as the "terrible two’s" and adolescence‚ you’d think that some of their behavior is normal and it’s all a part of child development. It all depends on how one may look at it. If a small child were to have a severe tantrum and rip their toys apart‚ one parent may see it as a serious
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What Is Bipolar Disorder? I.Writebol COMM/156 5/25/2012 M.Clark “What a creature of strange moods [Winston Churchill] is - always at the top of the wheel of confidence or at the bottom of an intense depression‚” once said William Maxwell "Max" Aitken. Bipolar disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain that has yet to be unraveled; it causes many mood swings that can happen at a moment’s notice without a word. With many mental illnesses in order to diagnose them it takes time
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12/16/06 Psychology Paper Period 9 Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder is a severe psychological disorder characterized by at least two or more distinct personalities or different identities. The different personality states are said to occur spontaneously and involuntarily and function more or less independently of each other. The person suffering from the disorder also experiences memory loss that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary
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Eating Disorders and Adolescence adolescents go through many changes as they hit puberty‚ they begin dealing with changes to their hormones‚ their relationships‚ even their physical appearance. Many children are feeling uncertain about these changes and look to their peers and to the media to tell them how they should look and what growing up entails. They feel a loss of control over their emotions and their relationships‚ experience frequent mood swings due to hormonal changes that cause confusion
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